Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is the most famous icon of India when it comes to international travelers and dignitaries alike. Taj Mahal has seen many a state dignitaries and Kings and princesses and actors making their obeisance to this spectacular monument of love. Voted as one of the seven modern Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal has been recognized by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Taj Mahal is one of the best preserved and definitely one of the greatest man-made structures in the world.
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With thousands freely entering the majestic Taj Mahal for the three-day Urs celebrations that end Sunday, questions are being raised over the security of the white marble wonder that thousands come to see from all over the world.
three major threats to the Taj Mahal: from terrorists, from air pollution and from too many people.

Last year also the monument was flooded with tourists and the devout, causing additional stress and pressure on the monument. The ASI had come under considerable flak for overlooking security considerations.

No doubt the ASI has taken adequate measures to ensure the monument was not put to any risk, but the free flow of people into the inner chamber of the real graves with hardly enough room for free movement is a matter of concern, say conservationists. Historians and conservationists now feel the marble edifice is being endangered by a surfeit of love and interest showered by its admirers whose number continues to soar sky high. From a few hundred at the time of independence, the daily influx of visitors from all corners has now crossed 12,000. On some days it crosses the 30,000 mark. During the annual Urs it touches 100,000.

Small Tajmahal made of Glass.

Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, who built the world-renowned monument Taj Mahal, was remembered on his 354th death anniversary.
Locals carry a 300-meters-long (seven-coloured chadar) religious cloth to be offered at the mausoleum of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan during 354th death anniversary of Shah Jahan at Taj Mahal in Agra, India.
Thousands(60,000) of people visited the mausoleum to offer prayers.
A 300 metre long seven-coloured chadar (sheet) was laid on the graves of the Mughal emperor Shahjahan and his queen Mumtaz Mahal.
During the anniversary celebration, the visitors got a rare opportunity to see the graves in the basement of the mausoleum as normally people are permitted to the replica of the graves on the first floor (platform).